The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-11-04

square NaNlllnuA. The extension now
includes Un the Fif,h street frout Ar
muny Hall also, and beyOn that. two
additional payihons, companions m
form of the four paviHOns of the orr
giual plan, making. as before stated,
a frontage On Fifth street OF 210 feet.
Imagine such magnificent proportions,
broken By The pavilion towers. by pro-
iecling minarels. by arched openings
aud immense panels: behind them ris-
ing iu relief the great roof. above all
the towering cupola aud spire, con
noCted IN relief with the payilions
with nriug buttressess-imagine the
proportions clothed all about with the
products of the corn Geld aud decked
out with these IN n pruiusion OF beauty
-0ne grand harmonious whole, a state
ly witness OF the northwest, tie realm
Of King Corn.
The walls rose one harmonious,
though yaugaied, mass OF the stalk
and leaf; at the base, wicker work,
green as The rushes OF the Nile, and
here and there, pendant, IN rich con
trast. are the golden ears. The double
arches o. the openings IN The paviliOns
are faced with rows OF ears. Then,
the great panels IN the wall and the
columns rising high 20 the battlement
here IS one OF the special marvels OF
the unique creation, or rather scores Of
maryeis. In each OF score of these
panels or divisions there Is wrought
some deslgn-here a diamond ami
there a checker, here n motto and
there some other inscription wrought
from corn of a dozen kinds aud dOz-
en ,hues-s0lden, yellow, pure white,
blood rcd, violet and so on. Along the
upper line Of the front runs shiny
hem of oats, inierspersed In places by
the dark seed OF the sorghum plant,
corn ears OF flaming red or some 9TH
er relieving color. Still above, rise the
graceful minarets, raimented IN rich
cOlors of native grasses, and crowned
with tufts OF miliet, and flying ban
ners.
Passing othG inieriar % the great
structure anlazemeat linds fresh stim-
uus at every turn. There hangs sun
flower, perfect in form and color, yet
every fiber from the corn plant. Yon-
der are the tiger lilies, OF the same ele.
mcnts, Illusion perfect-who would
haye believed it? Everywhere, bou-
quets panels, ceilings, notices, dra-
perles, pendants, stars, statutes of Co
res, bells, latlice-work, beaded curtains,
al forms of farmers implements
every last one made of corn or of the
plants that grow with 1t. As You en-
ter the wide portal, above is the official
seal Of the city-eyory bar and color
ing made of corn; beyond, a great
spider and his web is spread out above I;
slill higher hangs a mammoth bell; 10
the left there is tableau of "The
Golden Stair" further on, the figures Of
an Indian and an angle-all made and
dressed with the blade and grain and
stalk of corn. One great marvel Of the
scene is a landscape, "The Setting sun,
the great orb itself made all of corn,
the beams shot with the brilliancy Of
the grain, and the perspective executed
with such skill as 10 deceive the keen
est eye. These are but samples.
Within electric lights rendered all a
very castle enchantment. Outside an
elaboratesysiem made brilliant illumi-
nation. Nine great arches spannod the
streets, and mt the corner Of the palace
was a tower, blazing and brilliant, and
altogether from 5000 to 1000 globes and
jets, after the fashion of the .illumin-
alton at the great st. Paul ice palace.
The scene al night was maguid cent
Exchange.
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